HDP Deputy Says Party Will Have 80 MPs in Turkey's New Parliament

"We are happy that we are entering the parliament with 80 deputies," HDP deputy S?rr? Sureyya Onder said, according to hurriyetdailynews, as the counting of the ballots cast in Turkey's parliamentary elections on Sunday continued.

Onder called on the HDP supporters to remain at the ballot boxes until the vote counting is over.

With more than 70%of the votes counted, the AKP stands at 43%, while the HDP is well above the threshold at 11.1%

If the mainly Kurdish party HDP manages to climb above the 10% election threshold, “they might put an end to the 13-year-long majority government of Erdo?an’s AKP, shattering his dreams of creating a more powerful executive presidency,” The Guardian commented earlier.

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